Tanach
Shmuel I 16:7-12 שמואל א ט״ז:ז׳-י״ב
Part of: Chapter 16Petuchah, I Samuel 16:12
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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל אַל־תַּבֵּט אֶל־מַרְאֵהוּ וְאֶל־גְּבֹהַּ קוֹמָתוֹ כִּי מְאַסְתִּיהוּ כִּי ׀ לֹא אֲשֶׁר יִרְאֶה הָאָדָם כִּי הָאָדָם יִרְאֶה לַעֵינַיִם וַיהֹוָה יִרְאֶה לַלֵּבָֽב׃
Adonoy said to Shmuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his great height, for I have rejected him. For it is not as man perceives it; man sees what is visible to the eyes, but Adonoy sees into the heart." For it is not as man perceives it; man sees what is visible to the eyes, but Adonoy sees into the heart."
Adonoy said to Shmuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his great height, for I have rejected him. For it is not as man perceives it; man sees what is visible to the eyes, but Adonoy sees into the heart." For it is not as man perceives it; man sees what is visible to the eyes, but Adonoy sees into the heart."
Rashi
כי מאסתיהו. לפי שכעסן הוא, כמה שנאמר (לקמן יז כח): ויחר אף אליאב בדוד:
For I have rejected him. Because he is a quick tempered person, as it is stated, 'And Eliov became angry with Dovid.'4 Below 17:28. Also, see Maseches Pesachim 66b, that Eliov actually possessed the qualities of a king but ‘ה rejected him because he had a bad temper.
כי לא אשר יראה האדם. אף על פי שקראת לעצמך רואה, שאמרת לשאול (לעיל ט יט): אנכי הרואה, כאן אני מודיעך שאינך רואה:
For it is not as man perceives it. Even though you called yourself a seer, when you said to Shaul, 'I am the seer,'5Above 9:19. ה׳ punished Shmuel for inferring albeit an infinitesimal of pride by saying “I am the seer.” Moshe was similarly punished for saying “the matter that will be too difficult for you, present to me and I will hear it.” [Devarim 1:17]—Sifre, Devarim 1:17 here I am informing you that you do not see.
וַיִּקְרָא יִשַׁי אֶל־אֲבִינָדָב וַיַּעֲבִרֵהוּ לִפְנֵי שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־בָּזֶה לֹא־בָחַר יְהֹוָֽה׃
Yishay called Avinodov and brought him before Shmuel; but he said, "Adonoy did not choose this one either."
Yishay called Avinodov and brought him before Shmuel; but he said, "Adonoy did not choose this one either."
וַיַּעֲבֵר יִשַׁי שַׁמָּה וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־בָּזֶה לֹא־בָחַר יְהֹוָֽה׃
Yishay brought Shammoh, but he said, "Adonoy did not choose this one either."
Yishay brought Shammoh, but he said, "Adonoy did not choose this one either."
Rashi
ויעבר ישי שמה. הוא שמעא:
Yishay brought Shammoh. That is שַׁמְעָא.6I.e. שַׁמְעָא = שַׁמׇּה See II Shmuel 21:21 and I Divrei Hayomim 2:13.
וַיַּעֲבֵר יִשַׁי שִׁבְעַת בָּנָיו לִפְנֵי שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־יִשַׁי לֹא־בָחַר יְהֹוָה בָּאֵֽלֶּה׃
Yishay presented his seven sons before Shmuel, but Shmuel said to Yishay, "Adonoy did not choose these."
Yishay presented his seven sons before Shmuel, but Shmuel said to Yishay, "Adonoy did not choose these."
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־יִשַׁי הֲתַמּוּ הַנְּעָרִים וַיֹּאמֶר עוֹד שָׁאַר הַקָּטָן וְהִנֵּה רֹעֶה בַּצֹּאן וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־יִשַׁי שִׁלְחָה וְקָחֶנּוּ כִּי לֹֽא־נָסֹב עַד־בֹּאוֹ פֹֽה׃
Shmuel said to Yishay, "Are there no more youths?" And he said, "The youngest one is still left, and he is tending the sheep now." Shmuel said to Yishay, "Send for him and bring him, for we will not sit until he comes here."
Shmuel said to Yishay, "Are there no more youths?" And he said, "The youngest one is still left, and he is tending the sheep now." Shmuel said to Yishay, "Send for him and bring him, for we will not sit until he comes here."
Rashi
שאר הקטן. נשאר הקטן:
The youngest one is still left. The youngest one is left.
לא נסוב. לא נשב לאכול, כל מושב סעודה קרויה הסבה:
We will not sit. We will not sit to eat; every instance of sitting for a meal is called הֲסִבׇּה [leaning].
וַיִּשְׁלַח וַיְבִיאֵהוּ וְהוּא אַדְמוֹנִי עִם־יְפֵה עֵינַיִם וְטוֹב רֹאִי {פ}
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה קוּם מְשָׁחֵהוּ כִּי־זֶה הֽוּא׃
He sent for him and brought him. He had a reddish complexion, with beautiful eyes and handsome. Adonoy then said, "Rise and anoint him, for this is he."
He sent for him and brought him. He had a reddish complexion, with beautiful eyes and handsome. Adonoy then said, "Rise and anoint him, for this is he."
אל תבט אל מראהו אל יופי תארו:
Do not look at his appearance. Upon the beauty of his stature.